Historical Events
- US Major League Baseball opens a reduced 140-game season
Famous Birthdays
- Arthur K. Watson, American businessman (IBM), and US Ambassador to France (1970-72), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1974) [1]
- Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, born in Istanbul (d. 1990)
- Dorian Leigh, American supermodel and icon of the fashion industry, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2008)
- Oleg Penkovsky, Soviet military intelligence (GRU), born in Vladikavkaz, Russia (d. 1963)
- Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, Latvian-Canadian composer, organist, and pedagogue, born in Liepāja, Latvia (d. 2008)
About April 23, 1919
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 105 years and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus
